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Board approves amended staffing plan, trims one behavioral specialist and authorizes preliminary nonrenewal notices
Summary
The board approved a preliminary 2026–27 staffing plan after an amendment to reduce district‑wide behavioral specialists from two to one (placing the other FTE into contingency); the board also approved issuing preliminary financial nonrenewal notices associated with the staffing changes.
After a lengthy debate about how to balance instructional coaching, academic interventionists and social–emotional supports, the Wauwatosa School Board on April 27 approved a preliminary staffing plan for 2026–27 with changes to job titles, reassignments, and a net reduction of FTEs.
Administration described a package that reorganizes pupil‑services roles (adding school social workers and psychologists assigned to buildings), creates roles such as a communication specialist and assistant recreation director (funded from non‑general funds), and proposed two district‑level…
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